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111May 1982
$0.60; 0.20 GBP

Weird War Tales #111

DC · May 1982 · on sale 1982-01-12

First appearance: Myrna RhodesFirst appearance: Dr. Medusa1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Weird War Tales (DC, 1971 series)
Issue
#111
Publication date
May 1982
Key date
1982-05-00
On-sale date
1982-01-12
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Myrna Rhodes - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dr. Medusa - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Doomsday Robots!cover1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Frank GiacoiaDr. Medusa First, G.I. Robot, Warren Griffith, Myrna Rhodes First, Elliot "Lucky" Taylor, Vincent Velcro
1The Doomsday Robots!comic story25script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Dan Spiegle; inks: Dan Spiegle; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Milt SnapinnDr. Medusa First, G.I. Robot, Warren Griffith, Myrna Rhodes First, Matthew Shrieve, Elliot "Lucky" Taylor, Vincent Velcro
2-letters page0.75script: Robin Snyder; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertDeath
3Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulationstatement of ownership0.25script: Paul Levitz

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893071705

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Creature Commandos #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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